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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-14
LETTERS Ct FROM THE CAPITOL.
ST. PAULnJAS, 3 1897

Sf -ASO oAS' ~ 1p0t.
Ln lS: might be termed 'snnessage day. in
'Ae legislature and but little was done be-
E"oo meeting In JOINT convention and listen
nag 20 the messages Of the outgoing and in
coming Governors. Neither branch met
un1li afternoon, In the senate Senator
,'on1 E1ch of Faribault county set the temper
a 10y pan In motion by . bill ~requrng3a
3 ,nm afense IN towns having under 10000
Rf o4os ox and $1,000 license for
~ population. In the House the only
Sel!i was the voting of six daily papers, or
Inear equivalent in weeklies, to each Of the
naenoers. AS seven weeklies are counted
as equivalent to one daily the members
ought to be able to secure ali the daily pabu,
thn' they need and have considerable left to
subscribe for their home papers. But then
.tb"y won't do it, you snow"--least wise
pear Itself.
j., At 'l:U P NJ. the Senate went over to the
HoLHt to form a joint COW ention for the
rar"'' Sc OF hearing the messages of the re-
tir ~ and incoming Governor. The entre
'S&!S'ature assemblies in the hall of the
~ ~ OF representatives and the members
'"''* senators together with the state officers
"'": outsiders always uncomfortably
v,%~' the small room. Nearly
the s9n IN ton+ ~ were Yer huddlea
nI!H the remainder with the State
officers, and others were damned
Ike sardines in the central aisle.
wits the gallantry for which Americans
are $ famous the fair sex W ere awarded
N,lstS at the rear Of the room and O. row of
rntlEs on three sides Of the walls was flied
"'th ladies. Fortunately there was space
- enough between the ladies and the desks
j; the representatives to enable
:5N leman to stand in front of the ladies and
slul out the proceedings from their vision as
eJI",'1ually asthe ladies obscure the theatre
ra' stage with their hats. 1t might be termed
1r'N,proca revenge In the audience was
- ts>v. msey, who w Governor of the
territory and afterwards of tee S ate, and
n ''ov. Pillsbuly who served his country in
the ubernatorial office just prior to Gov.
HADlardS term. The reading of the
tne"s ges was rather tedi us. GOV. Hub
tAIN,s was naturally full of statistical
mater which is never very thrilling He
X ~ quite slowly and it was u quarter
after four when he finished. Gov. McGill
foNo we'd and show ed his appreciation of
The situation by reading v-ry rapidly
HIS message was listened to more
attentively than Gov. Hubbard's, probably
'.e alse he was the incoming officer. 1t is
th7 coming and not the going man who
attracts attention in this world. McGill's
voice was fuller and more distinct than
hunbard's which also drew more attention
t. his document. There were several out
bursts of applause during the delivery and
still everyone ready to adjourn as soon
a. It vas ended, In fact message day never
= is very exciting.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-14
The Losses by Fire

New York Tribune: The presen
year will be a black one for the fire in-
surance companies, Up to Dec. there
had been $1O5, 100000 worth of prop
erty destroyed by tire in the United
States and Canada. The losses for Nov
ember exceeded the average for that
month for ten years by $2,50O,O00.
December promises, according to- the
returns so far received, to make an
equally bad showing. =. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-14

f. Gen, Logan died a poor man, It IS .
pity that this epitaph cannot be IN
soribed on the tombstones of naas Of
our public Observation-Disclosures Hssgksys.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-14

A Near Acquaintance.

First saleswoman:s '.Ah! what a
charming young gentleman that was
to whom You sold those collars!. Do
you know, anything about hiInF''.
Second .salesw oman: 20, yes he.
meas ttres. sixteen inches ssronnd the
neck. Y MI .5| #z:5. &. 5:.. n
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-14
The Habits OF British, Statesman.

ssy M
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-14

Hospital for Insane~-Damiels, Consptony
Ives, Killer Chapman. -
Deaf, Dumb and Blindr--W'ood, Ward
Crandall, Edwards, Gibson
Towns and COunties--Sampson, CHAIRMAN
Shields, Nelson, Comstock
DlndlNn AtfairS-Shieldsr Buchanan Chiltls,
Sampson, Akin.
Public Buildings Burkhardt, Buchanan,
sWenson, Cloughr Akin.
:, State Prison;-Edwardsr Durant, Goodrich
SWenson, Buchanan, Killer Welchl ="
Library-Crantlall Daniels, Burkhardt,
Hickson, Gibson.
=, Printing-Hoard, Halverson, Day, Finseth
Bowen.
E E9g e1'sen, Wall'nark, Hall,
=, lmnlgration-Fin Lenda, johnson
Grain and Warehouse-Hickson, Thacker,
Shields DodgeY Whitman, Akin, Schetfer,
Eaton, Halverson
Johnson, NJ, Compton, Thacker, Oswald.
University and University Lands--Clough,
God, Dodge, Crandall, Durant.
!, The oppressive tax title decision Of
the Supreme Court bore more fruit as Sem
ator Goodrich offered bill making all tax:
sales void if the owner can produce a re.
ceipC showing he has paid them. A similar
bill was introduced in the House yesterday
and some measure Of that description viii
unquestionably pass. The first bill to pass
the senate was one OF those ''Strlctly local
measures whehconstantly Slip through unt
der suspension of the rules and often mean
good deal more than is indicated in their
face. This one authorizes st. Paul to build
al up town bridge over the Mississippi
IL the House the>proceedings were highly
unimportant. With the exception Of a bin
to tax express companies four per cent on
their gross earnings everything was purely
local: The speaker needs more time to ''rix
up his committees and hence there is moth
ing to he gained by rushing in bills.
By noon both Houses had adjourned un-
til Tuesday and by night. three fourths of
the members had gone home
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
The supreme court has reappointed

The supreme court has reappointed
Moses NJ. Strong, of Mineral Point,
Joshua Stark, of Milwaukee, George
g. Greene, of Green Bay, H. \. Hur-
ley, of Wausau, and l.. j. Rusk, of
Chippewa Falls, as the state board for
examining applicants for admission
to the bar. Since its formation in
1885 this board has performed an i'm
portant and valuable work. 1t has
exalted the legal profession in Wis
consin by providing fixed standing
for admission to the bar, while it has
exerted very beniicent influence upon
law students throughout the state,
encouraging and stimulating them to
thoroughly fit themselves for their
chosen profession. While therefore
the immediate result of the efforts of
the board is great indeed, the good
results which it viii cause to develope
in the life work of the now Young
lawyers of the state will be far greater.
1t gives The Democrat pleasure to note
that that aged and eminent jurist, Hon.
Moses NJ. Strong, Of this city, still re-
tains the honored position of president
of the board.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09

Amos j. Quier, Of this city, and
Thomas W Mitchell, of the town of
Mineral Point, have recently been
granted increase of pensions. In fact
a very large number Of old soldiers in
this vicinity have had favorable de-
cisions rendered in their cases by the
pension department since the advent
of the democratic administration and
the replacing of the wire pulling com
missioner Dudley with Gen. John G..
Black. Under Dudley the pension
Office was run principally for the grand
old party" and incidentally for the
poor old vet Gen. Black has demon
strated that he regards the Office as a
public trust; and, by conscientiOusly
aad ably discharging that trust, he
has sent Joy into the homes Of thous-
ands of deserving old soldiers through
out the land, whose just claims would
still be lying in the pigeon holes Of
the pension bureau Enacted upon had
u change of men and measures not
taken place on the 4th of March 1885.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09

While the democratic party was in
the opposition its propensity for blum
dering was proverbial; but things have
changed completely in this regard and
the republicans can now safely defy all
competition in the laundering line. In
referring to recent plumbers by repub-
Leans The Madison Democrat says:
Another illustration is the Wheeling,
w. Va, incident which the republican
organs thought was full of party cap
ital. The man fancy, who hung up
the banner, "God bless our PRESIDENT
and portrait of Cleveland, enlisted in
the Union army in 1861 on Lincoln's
first call for $4,000 men and was pres
cnt at the Appomatox surrender in
1865, having served through the entire
war. This, then is the wicked rebel
who insulted the loyal g. A. r., by
asking God to bless the president. The
three samples of palsy that belched
forth when old Gen Drum, thee. \. r..
man proposed to give away the old
rebel flags was sufficiently ridiculous
proceeding but the Wheeling incident
beats it. If the republican party pro-
poses to the G.. A. II. politicians that
they manufacture any more of the
party capital, it would be Il good idea
To appoint board of inspection and
inspect the goods before they are ac-
Cppted
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
Cures Jncipient CONSUMPTION

Consumption i Inc biightiug plague of
ca 's,' l,'n, In is silent march through
- l~al, : is scaling away from our
il ''2.S thousands Of the brightest and
:, 't I'M" Inmates. II. however. the
'.,>,.,,,' 4 is5r9 IL time, les terrible raw
q "-> rlaE 6e prevented by the use of
y -"E'S tArrry Pectoral. Prof. +. Sweet
-. Of Il, Maine Medical School, Bruins
w;r,, A., writes; Medical science has
~ .l0r 1 ~ o;her anodync expectoraut
- ,-o,d ~ Ayers Cherry Pectoral. 1t
: .slEah,' iNr diseases Of the throat and
la :" Geovse +. Wilson, Battle Creek.
Nh, WI -: "rwenty-pine wears have
h'"t II I'D 10 my life by Ayers Cherry
,'7r,o%. | had been given up TO die,
NJ ! wl'a, my physicians and friends
~, o>, dwa' Consumption. Twas weak
~ l1"'acia;ed, and coughed incessantly. /
procured bottle of Ayers Cherry pecto-
y. and, before it was all taken. | was
% r. =" h&>:aeSS. l have been n strong
-. y" man ever SINCE" Mrs. s. IL.
~. Fl" Rcckaway, L. l., writes:
Gerry Pcctoral saved me from
'.''. ton, many years ago" A. C..
-. Glasgow, \. S, writes: More
q .w,0'v years since, when 4 Young
e. ,ad terrible cough, for a long
NJ system was run down. and
i,nG> thought l was going into de-
'''.. r. he Use Of Ayers Cherry Pee
'u'' n alarming symptoms disappeared,
;,Hi | speedily recovered my health
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
The SiSsetou Reservation Lands.
The Farmer.


The allotment of lands to the In
dians on the SiSSeton Reservation. Da-
kota, began last week. The law pro-
vides that each head of family is to
receive 100 acres; each single person
over Is years of age, so acres; and to
each orphan child, 50 acres; each
other single person under Is, 40 acres.
1t provides further that when the lands
allotted are only valuable for grazing
purposes, an additional allotment of
such grazing lands, same in quantity
rs the first allotment, shall be made to
to each individual, 1t is estimated that
this allotment law will give to the In
dianS about two-tifths of the reserva-
ton, and leave about three ffths -
say $4,000 acres of the choicest az
ricultural and grazing lands in Dakota
to be thrown open to the whites. Land
seekers will, of course, be on the alert
to obtain portion of this most de
sirable land. Adjacent towns are ex-
pecting an early boom.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09

In all cases OF sudden ai,nl,n,>, ~
the throat and lungs, the ian,I,,sa; u
Ayers Cherry Pectoral is Of ;he ii. D,,>t
Importance. II may always hc d,ls,pl
upon in such eases, and Tor Ia, a.. g..
treatment of these mala,lic>. owe g
place, as household remedy, tl,s' 49,.
filled by no other prepTari,a. 81.
Samuel Gement, Principal OF J.. 81
School, Lowell, Mass, writes; "a a.. s..
used Ayers Cherry Pcctoral Ip., ,r.,..s
Years. in eases of severe cold, or ;,,~..i
affections, and always found 1t Il >pcyt,-;:.,,
eilcctual remedy" Mr.. II. T. Sin,.>,,,.
Rogers, Texas. writes: II contrac., :.
severe cold, which suddenly de,, ,o,.,,,
into Pneumonia, presenting Ian-yr,l.,
and obstinate symptoms. Ny physician ,,
once ordered the Use of Ayers Ch,rry
Pectoral. His Instructions We're followed.
and the result was rapid and permanent
cure" II. II. Woodal, Editor Demo
GRAFT" McConnellsburg, Pa. writes:
ayers Cherry Pectoral has saved my life.
After having suffered for some time from
a disease of the lungs, induced by he'd
colds. and, when my friends though, {
could not recover, l tried Ayers tErrr,
fectoral. In three months was VEL"
Horace Fairhrothcr. Rockingham, VI.
writes: "A severe cold affected a.,
lungs. 1 had 4 terrible cough. and liz,
doctors finally gave me up. Ayers Chcm,
Pcctoral relieved my lungs, and, by il,
continued use, effected permanent cure"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09

In the presidential campaign of 1881
the republican party organs proclaimed
in concert that in the event of dem
ocratic victory, the country would go
to rack and ruin, business would be at
a standstill, trade and commerce would
be paralyZed, manufacturing would
cease, and all who had to earn their
bread by the sweat of their brow
would be driven to starvation. In
view of this startling prediction, in the
making of which the republican party
leaders were almost unanimous, it is
passing strange To find at this time,
after two and onc-half years of dem
oeratic administration. The Chicago
Inter Ocean. the most rabid of all the
great republican organs, publishing
leading article in which a very roSeate
view of the financial situation is taken.
and thus bearing testimony to the
ltiNtlittl VI t'iS WI ft'Ii''Ht "'NNi'N
in the last national canvass in the
hope of frightening the people of the
country into supporting the republican
candidates and the policy of high pro
lection. From the article referred to
the following extract is taken:
The favorable tendencies of general
business, which have been pointed out
by The Inter Ocean for month past,
are gradually developing into existing
facts. From all the great divisions of
the country reports are colored with
conservative cheerfulueSS plainly indi-
eating that the preponderating intlu-
ences are bright ones. In limited dis
tricts agricultural production has been
restricted by drouths, floods and in
sects, and the purchasing power of the
people has been relatively reduced.
Collections are exceptionally prompt
for the opening of autumn, and mer-
chants declare that they find less cause
for complaint in the volume of their
operations with the most Sorelv dis
treSsed sections than they had anticipa-
ted, Excessive activity in railroad
building, mining enterprises, and all
manner of industrial matters, has
given laboring men steady employ
ment through the past summer, and
the consuming capacity of the country
has been enlarged by Il mighty stream
of emigration to the west and north
west for more than a year past.
The above is true of the business
outlook. Despite dry seasons, short
crops. and various other drawbacks,
times are steadily growing better in
this country under the present wise
and conservative administration. The
past year has been one of great indus
trial activity throughout the land; and
Notwithstanding that we are almost on
the eve of another presidential cam
paign the general prosperity is certainly
on the increase. Because of this i'm.
proved condition of affairs all true cit
liens will rejoice. The Democrat re
ioices because the logic of events has
refuted the ISLANDERS of the republican
and high tariff pessimists of 1884
But moreover do we rejoice because WI
believe that it is but the dawn of ;
long era of general prosperity in Amer
lea, the best country on the face of tn,
earth, the interests of which are a
dear to the heart of a tariff reform
democrat as they possibly can be to tn,
most patriotic though deluded repub
lican protectionist in the land.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
MINERAL POINT
Marble
50
Granite
WORKS.
NOTICE.

I hereby inform the public
that my former agent, Mr. j. B.
Reynolds, is not selling for me
ROtc. and that hereafter I 1cilL
endeaU0r to call in persen on all
parties in need of monuments.
headstones, curbin6s, etc; and
all correspondence should be ad-
dressed to me ut Mineral Point.
I further eiUe notice that I
1cilt sell my entire stock, which
consists of u large line of nonu-
noents, "reminiscences, curbin 6s. etc,
1T COST!
Ind parties 1cantjn6 1c0rk in
my line WiW do 1ccU to call md
see my stock or correspond roih
me. b. BECKER,
Proprietor.
Mineral Point. lug. 81, 1887.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
Valuable as an Advertisement.
The New York Star.

The New York Star.
The latest about Blaine of Maine is
that he has become quite chummy =
with the Prince of Wales. What they
have said to each other is not revealed,
although there is plenty of gossip
about it. But the fact of the intimacy
between the Presidential aspirant and
| Queen Nictoria'S heir is too valuable
for purposes of political advertisement
to be thrown away, even if the scion
of royalty said no more to the offshoot
of Republicanism than that it was a
very fine day.
Wisconsin Lands Open for Entry.
The commissioner of the general
land office has directed that, under the
recent decision of the secretary of the
interior, the lands lying within the
indemnity belts along the line of the
Wisconsin Central railroad and includ-
ed in the indemnity tracks of the Wis
consin Farm Mortgage company be
thrown open to settlement. The lands
in the latter track are hardly worth
mentioning. The unsolicited lands
within the Wisconsin Central indem-
nifty belt amount to about 5000 acres.
The commissioner has also directed
the throwing open to settlement of
the indemnity lands along the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha rail
road, amounting to about 125,000
acres. There are excluded from this
order the selected indemnity lands of
this road along the line from Hudson
to Superior. These lists are in the
hands of the secretary for adjustment
now. The local officials at the land
offices of Ashland, Eau Claire, Wausau,
La Crosse and the Falls of st. Croix
have been notified of the opening of
these lands.
LATER.-A special dispatch from
Eau Claire to The st. Paul Pioneer
Press says that an innocent-appearing
bill introduced last winter by Senator
Spooner, and passed by congress, has
placed these lands forever out of reach
of home seekers, though on its face the
bill appeared to have been drawn in
their especial interest. The bill provided
that purchasers of the land in question
should be protected by the railway
company being allowed to perfect its
title to such lands by appearing at the
local land Offices and paying the gov
eminent price of 1925 per acre there
for 1t is claimed that not an acre of
of the Omaha lands in the district
| valuable for their timber remains I'M
sold, and it now only remains for the
company TO perfect its title, or rather
that of the speculative purchasers, by
| by paving for the land as prescribed.
Great Indignation is expressed that
such measures have been adopted to
defraud the people, and if the facts
exist rs reported there will, doubtless,
be trouble and litigation without stint.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
The OeliQhtful LIQUID Laxative.

Syrup of Figs is a most agreeable
and valuable family remedy. as it is
easily taken by old and young. and is
prompt and effective in relieving Ha-
bitual Constipation and the many ills
depending on weak or inactive con-
dition of the kidneys, liver and bow
els. 1t acts gently. strengthens the
organs on which it acts. and awakens
them to a healthy activity. Sold by
John Horn, Mineral Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09

cone proud fact atteSts the sub
stance of our prosperity: We pay to
labor the highest wages in the world.
Highly paid labor signifies the most
efficient labor signifies that high wages
are the most profitable wages signi-
fies that the high rate is earned. The
highest wages to the laborer thus in
yolye and imply the lowest percentage
of labor cost in the product. But,
other things being equal, the lowest
percentage of labor cost in any product
is the guarantee that competition is
outStripped. Daniel Manning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09

Defeating our manufacturers in
their cndeavor to compete abroad with
the manufacturers of untaXed raw
materials, war taxation has set them
on ferociouS competition at cut
throat prices in our own home market,
to which they are shut up, and for
wirich their producing powers are in
creasingly superintendent. Long pc
RODS of glut, and so-called overpro-
duction, have alternated with brief
periods of renewed activity and tran
silent prosperity like the present These
prolonged war-tariif taxes, incompe.
tent and brutal as scheme of rev
enue, fatal to the extension of oul
foreign markets and disorderly to ouI
domestic trade, have in the last resort
acted and reacted with most ruinous
injury upon our wage-earners. Dan
lei Manning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
From Our Local Exchanges.
The Darlington Republican.

1uc
DIR. and Mrs. J. C. Blair, of Fredo-
MIA, Penn, arrived in the city on Tues
day evening. They have moved here
with the intention of residing perma-
nently. The doctor will succeed DR..
W. NJ Blair. who is about to move
west and continue his practice. He
comes to our city highly recommended
as physician and we hope he will
succeed.
The elocution pupils of Mrs. \. NJ.
Pitcher viii participate in prize con-
test in this city on Tuesday evening,
Sept. IS, at the NJ. f. church. There
will be three competent judges appoint
ed to decide which of the contestants
is the best speaker. A prize of so in
gold will be awarded the successful
competitor The recitations viii be
interspersed with good music by Prof
Osborne and others, and a novel and
interesting entertainment will be given.
The Arena Eye
Benjamin Rollins, his wife, and
boy who lives with them, were severely
poisoned, on Monday, by eating what
they supposed to be mushrooms, but
what were in reality toadstools of the
poison variety. The sufferers, Rollin
and wife, are much more injuriously
affected by the poisoning that was at
first supposed. Rollin has now been
vomiting by spells for three days and
is yet very sick. His wife was nearly
as badly affected, but being younger is
rallying better: she is now out of dan
ger, and it is believed that the old
gentleman will recover, but the call
was a close one, which has brought
both close to the dark river. 1t should
be remembered that toadstoolS look
very much like mushrooms, and are
easily mistaken, by those unacquainted
with them, for that article Yet the
difference is so plain that the initiated
never mistake one for the other.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
Eau Claire. Wis, October II. 1856

Eau NIdITt, " Is, VCIONtT IT, INSW
Adam Dresen, Dear Sir: Your letter came 10
hand in due time. The suit arrived safely. |
wore it yesterday and everybody said it was an
elegant fit. | wish you could see ii; but that will
have to be deferred.
Enclosed find P 0 order for $40, the amount of
your bill. | think suit like mine would have
cost at least $50 here, and not have as good fit
As long as you continue to give AS good satiSiaC
promise you my future patronage. Hoping TO
hear from you again and thanking you for your
kindness remain. Yours Truly, J. PHILLIPS,
Civil Engineer,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
Friday, September 9, 1887.

Congressman Patrick A. Collins has
returned from Europe, and has also
spoiled all the stories of the opposition
press in regard to his alleged disaffec
ton with the administration, by ex-
pressing the utmost confidence in Mr..
Cleveland's denomination and re-elec-